title: Content and distribution of trace metals in surface sediments from the northern Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea and adjacent Arctic areas.
abstract: Concentrations of trace metals (Zn, Cr, Cu, V, Cd and Pb), total organic carbon (TOC), black carbon (BC) and their granulometry were examined in 25 surface sediment samples from the northern Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea and adjacent areas. Trace metal concentrations in the sediments varied from 21.06-168.21 mg kg(-1) for Zn, 8.91-46.94 mg kg(-1) for Cr, 2.69-49.39 mg kg(-1) for Cu, 32.46-185.54 mg kg(-1) for V, 0.09-0.92 mg kg(-1) for Cd, and 0.95-15.25 mg kg(-1) for Pb. The geoaccumulation index (Igeo) indicated that trace metal contamination (Zn and Cd) existed in some stations of the study area. The distribution of grain size plays an important role in influencing the distribution of trace metals (Zn, Cr, Cu, V, and Pb) in sediments from the Chukchi Sea and adjacent areas.
authors.affiliation: State Oceanic Administration Key Laboratory for Polar Science, Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai 200136, China.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Q Q
authors.initials: QQ
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D001110:Arctic Regions; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002244:Carbon